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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

I thought it would be internal combustion running on hydrogen, but then we found out it was electric vehicles.” They had hired a research firm to go talk to people who were active in alternative fuel vehicles. Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Cold starts mean more pollution. A supplemental electric heater comes right to mind.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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